Yakuza 0

Platforms

• PC

  Aug 1, 2018

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  8.6

  playscore

  8.7

  12 Critics

  9.3

  21.6K Players
• Nintendo Switch 2

  Jun 5, 2025

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  NA

  playscore

  NA

  0 Critics

  NA

  0 Players
• PlayStation 4

  Jan 24, 2017

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  8.8

  playscore

  8.5

  59 Critics

  9.4

  4.94K Players
• Xbox One

  Feb 26, 2020

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  8.8

  playscore

  9.1

  7 Critics

  9.4

  2.10K Players

74 critic reviews · 52 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  Push Square

  8.0

  Yakuza 0 is fantastic place to start a love affair with Kamurocho's finest, and what's more, it's one of the best entries in the series to date.

  Reviewed on PS4

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  COGconnected

  9.0

  Yakuza 0 was a highly rated masterpiece for its time. It’s complex and deeply engaging narrative set an unprecedented level for non-fantasy storytelling and its gameplay was balanced with nuance between the over the top and the gritty. Today, three years after Western release on Xbox One, Yakuza 0 still translates well as an engaging and fun experience, particularly for those who love a good story.

  Reviewed on XB1

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  GameSpew

  9.0

  Yakuza 0 was brilliant when it released on PS4, was even better when released on PC, and remains brilliant now that it’s on Xbox One. If you’ve never played a Yakuza game before, this is the ideal place to jump in, and the budget price along with its inclusion in Xbox Game Pass means the barrier to entry is low. Yakuza 0 is addictive, zany, compelling, funny… I could go on for a very long time. All you need to know is that you should play it. So do it. Now.

  Reviewed on XB1

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  GameSpace.com

  9.5

  On their own, each of the above could make for a decent game, but combined they make a whole which brings home the feeling of what the Yakuza series is. Sprinkle that with incredible voice acting and a rocking soundtrack that really kicks it into high gear during fight scenes and you have the perfect entry to the Yakuza series on PC for anyone who is curious about it.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Game Skinny

  9.0

  If you missed out on the Yakuza series thus far, for whatever reason, now is probably the best time to jump onto the bandwagon. Yakuza 0 is a little dramatic, a lot of weird, and a ton of fun. There is no better time to give it a shot than the present.

  Reviewed on PC

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  RPG Site

  9.0

  Yakuza 0's PC rendition is a quality port with an impressive amount of scability for various setups. It's definitely a game carried by the strength of its writing and unique story presentation. The brawler-rpg hybrid mechanics might take a slight back-seat to the plot as unique narrative setup, but the strong characterization does provide a lot of intangible emotional weight to many of the combat situations as well, elevating that flashy Heat Action beyond just a button press and oftentimes into a cathartic emotional release.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Game Revolution

  10

  If you haven’t played Yakuza 0, just go get it. If you have played it already, pick it up on PC too, why not? It’s $20 on Steam, and I know I’ve personally paid more for way, way worse games than this. Yakuza 0 is one of those games, though, that I’d play on a Nokia N-Gage if that’s where they ported it. This series is better than it has any business being.

  Reviewed on PC

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  PCInvasion

  9.0

  Yakuza 0 delivers spirit, humour, and a twisting-story, perfectly capturing the series in its a long-awaited debut.

  Reviewed on PC

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  PC Gamer

  9.0

  Putting up with a minor annoyance is worth it, because Yakuza 0 is one of the most eccentric, idiosyncratic and downright charming games around. It deftly moves between drama and humour, between story and action, between arcade action and lengthy, well written pulp dialogue about a man who is incredibly good at punching. There's simply nothing else quite like it, and it's well worth your time.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Shacknews

  9.0

  No matter if you've played the rest of the Yakuza series and know it like the back of your hand, or you're just now getting started as a fledgling fan, Yakuza 0 is a must-play. Not only does it act as an entertaining and compelling back story for Yakuza's coolest characters, Kiryu and Majima, but it offers a wealth of variations in gameplay for even the pickiest players.

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